The purpose of the contribution is to highlight the relevance the “The Letter on spectacles” which was written in response to the Geneva entry in the Encyclopedie and to contextualize it within the political theory of Jean Jacques Rousseau. The extreme importance of the Letter also lies in the accurate analysis proposed by the Genevan on the different specificities of comedy and tragedy but, above all, in the political results that such evaluations produce on the construction of a new community. In line with what was previously argued in the two Speeches and in preparation for the theories of Emilio and the Contract, the role of the state in the organization and control of intellectual property and leisure becomes central even at the risk of jeopardizing its artistic independence.

La Lettera sugli Spettacoli, scritta nel 1758 da Jean-Jacques Rousseau in risposta alla voce Ginevra dell'Enciclopedia, costituisce uno snodo fondamentale nella teoria politica del Ginevrino. Nella lunga risposta, Rousseau chiarisce quanto sia ineludibile, per i governanti, mantenere un controllo assoluto su ogni aspetto della vita dei cittadini, anche e soprattutto sulle attività svolte nel tempo libero; in tale prospettiva, le rappresentazioni teatrali devono sottostare a un controllo preventivo da parte del potere centrale.

Platone bandiva Omero dalla sua Repubblica e noi tollereremo Molière nella nostra. ? La funzione del teatro nella teoria politica di Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Luca Daris
2022-01-01

Abstract

The purpose of the contribution is to highlight the relevance the “The Letter on spectacles” which was written in response to the Geneva entry in the Encyclopedie and to contextualize it within the political theory of Jean Jacques Rousseau. The extreme importance of the Letter also lies in the accurate analysis proposed by the Genevan on the different specificities of comedy and tragedy but, above all, in the political results that such evaluations produce on the construction of a new community. In line with what was previously argued in the two Speeches and in preparation for the theories of Emilio and the Contract, the role of the state in the organization and control of intellectual property and leisure becomes central even at the risk of jeopardizing its artistic independence.
2022
2022
Rousseau, Teatro, Lettera sugli spettacoli, Molière, Controllo politico
Daris, Luca
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